6Meaning of overseas offer document

Clause 5 is amended by revoking paragraph (d) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(d)that contains no statement referring to a quotation or intended quotation on a securities market operated by NZX other than a statement that has been approved by NZX.”

7Exemption if there is registered prospectus

Clause 6 is amended by omitting “sections 33(2) and (3) and 37A(2)” and substituting “section 33(2) and (3)”.

8Conditions of exemption in clause 6

Clause 7 is amended by revoking paragraphs (i) to (l) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(i)if the equity warrants are not covered equity warrants and are not quoted on a securities market operated by NZX, the warrant issuer has, within 30 days of the most recent annual financial statements of the warrant issuer being released, sent to every warrant holder either a copy of those statements or a brief summary containing the information prescribed in clause 7 of Schedule 2 of the Regulations as if the equity warrants were debt securities; and

“(j)if the underlying equity securities are quoted on a securities market operated by NZX, the registered prospectus contains a prominent statement that the issuer of the underlying equity securities is a company listed on a securities market operated by NZX whose financial statements are expected to be readily available from the issuer, a broker, and the Registrar of Companies; and

“(k)if the underlying equity securities are not quoted on a securities market operated by NZX, the registered prospectus contains the following prominent statements:

“(i)that the underlying equity securities are not quoted on a securities market operated by NZX and New Zealand resident investors may not have access to information concerning the issuer of the underlying equity securities or concerning the underlying equity securities in the same way as investors have in relation to an issuer of underlying equity securities quoted on a securities market operated by NZX; and

“(ii)that the financial reporting requirements applicable to the issuer of the underlying equity securities may be different from the New Zealand financial reporting requirements and the financial statements may not be readily available to warrant holders; and

“(l)the warrant issuer has, within 5 working days of receiving each request of a warrant holder to do so, sent, or caused to be sent, without fee, to that warrant holder,—

“(i)if the equity warrants are not covered equity warrants and are not quoted on a securities market operated by NZX, a copy of the warrant issuer's most recent audited financial statements and interim financial statements; and

“(ii)if any of the warrant issuer's obligations under the equity warrants is guaranteed by a third party, a copy of the guarantor's most recent financial statements that comply with the Financial Reporting Act 1993 (or any relevant overseas financial reporting requirements).”

9Exemption if there is overseas offer document

Clause 8(a) is amended by omitting “37A(2),”.

10Conditions of exemption in clause 8

(1)Clause 9(1) is amended by revoking paragraph (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b)the overseas offer document contains no statement referring to quotation or intended quotation of the equity warrants on a securities market operated by NZX other than a statement that has been approved by NZX; and.”

(2)Clause 9(1)(c) is amended by revoking subparagraph (ii) and substituting the following subparagraph:

“(ii)if the equity warrants are not covered equity warrants and are not quoted or about to be quoted on a securities market operated by NZX, a copy of the most recent financial statements of the warrant issuer; and”.

(3)Clause 9(1)(f) is amended by revoking subparagraph (iv) and substituting the following subparagraph:

“(iv)contains no statement referring to quotation or intended quotation on a securities market operated by NZX other than a statement approved by NZX; and”.

(4)Clause 9(1)(f) is amended by revoking subparagraphs (xiii) and (xiv) and substituting the following subparagraphs:

“(xiii)if the equity warrants are not quoted on a securities market operated by NZX, states that New Zealand resident investors may not have access to information concerning the warrant issuer in the same way as investors have in relation to an issuer listed on a securities market operated by NZX; and

“(xiv)if the underlying equity securities are not quoted on a securities market operated by NZX, states that New Zealand resident investors may not have access to information concerning the underlying equity securities in the same way as investors have in relation to underlying equity securities that are quoted on a securities market operated by NZX; and.”

11Schedule 1 amended

Schedule 1 is amended by omitting the item relating to New Zealand Stock Exchange and substituting the following item:

“A securities market operated by NZX.”

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of September 2007.

The Common Seal of the Securities Commission was affixed in the presence of:

J Diplock,

Chairperson.

[Seal]

Statement of reasons

This notice, which comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette, amends the Securities Act (Equity Warrant Issuers) Exemption Notice 2002 (the principal notice) to—

extend the term for 5 years; and

omit references to section 37A(2) of the Securities Act 1978 (which has been repealed); and

update references to the New Zealand Stock Exchange to refer to a securities market operated by New Zealand Exchange Limited.

The Securities Commission considers that the amendments are appropriate because—

the principal notice is a class exemption that was introduced to reduce compliance costs for issuers of equity warrants and to address rigidities in the application of the law to those securities. The exemption has been in place for a number of years, and consultation by the Commission demonstrates support from market participants for the retention of the exemption:

the amendments update the principal notice to reflect changes that have occurred since the class notice was granted.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 20 September 2007.

Contents

1General

2About this eprint

3List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)

Notes

1General

This is an eprint of the Securities Act (Equity Warrant Issuers) Exemption Amendment Notice 2007. The eprint incorporates all the amendments to the notice as at 1 October 2012. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 20 September 2007.

Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the eprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order.